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A temple scene in a stone-pillared pavilion. A man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, pours water from a brass pot over a dark stone lingam-shaped object set in a basin, water splashing down. Beside him stands a golden four-armed deity murti in green and red silk garments with a crown, holding a trident-like staff and other emblems. Water flows across the stone floor.

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February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23A bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl as he pours water from a golden vessel onto a black stone abhishekam platform. Behind him, gold-faced deity murti of a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a seated goddess in a green and red sari with jewelled ornaments receive the water, which cascades down the tiered stone base. A second man in orange robes stands at left holding a metal pot, and a gold kalasha sits at lower right in an open-air pavilion with trees behind.2007-02-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing a flowing saffron-orange dhoti, leans over a dark stone shivalinga set in a large lotus-shaped stone yoni-pitha, pouring water over it during abhishekam. A second man in orange robes stands behind him. Beside them, a golden-bronze deity murti of a goddess, adorned with a crown, holds a trident-like staff and a green and gold sari, is seated on a stone pedestal under a stone-roofed pavilion. Water flows across the stone floor and a water tank is visible on the left.2007-02-23A temple abhishekam at a stone shrine open to the sky under a pillared roof. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark stone shivalingam on a wide yoni-shaped base. Two other men in orange-saffron cloth stand behind him beside the lingam. To the right, a large bronze deity murti in a teal and red-trimmed silk garment, with a gold crown and a trident-like staff, sits on a stepped plinth. Brass oil lamps and brass pots rest on the wet stone floor, and water spreads across the platform.2007-02-23A photo of a temple abhishekam at a shrine with a pair of golden deity murtis seated on a raised pedestal, one wearing a crown and holding a trident, the other in a green and red sari with silver jewellery. A bare-backed man in a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair, pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone lingam in front of the murtis. Silver ornamental shrine pieces and a gold pyramid-shaped object sit in the foreground.2007-02-23A photograph inside a stone temple pavilion. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, stands at left pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark stone lingam-shaped abhishekam base, with water streaming down. A second man in orange clothing bends over the basin behind him, and a third orange-clad figure with a shaved head stands further left near a water tank. At right stands a large gilded deity murti in green and red silk with a crown, multiple arms and a trident, its feet on a stepped golden pedestal. Shallow water covers the stone floor, and a small white flower floats near the base.2007-02-23A temple scene with stone pillars and a granite ceiling. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and bare upper body pours liquid from a metal vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set in a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, with water flowing down. Behind him, four other figures in orange-saffron robes stand; one wears a white forehead mark. To the right stands a golden-bronze deity murti in a green and red silk drape, with a brass oil lamp (deepa) beside its pedestal. The floor is wet from the abhishekam.2007-02-23A priest with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, pours a stream of golden-yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a metal deity murti. The murti is a crowned male and female pair with jeweled crowns, ornate necklaces and green-and-gold silk clothing; the female figure wears a green sari with gold border. A silver arch-shaped stand holds a small silver deity figure and a silver-gold kalasha-like sculpture in front. Another attendant in orange clothing holds a brass pot at the left edge. The setting is an open-sided stone pavilion with trees behind. This is an abhishekam ritual of the murti.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23